Rick Caruso closes in on Karen Bass as L.A. mayor’s race tightens, poll finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Rick Caruso closes in on Karen Bass as L.A. mayor’s race tightens, poll finds

LA Times  

The race for mayor of Los Angeles was tightening rapidly as it entered its final week, with Rick Caruso cutting deeply into Rep. Karen Bass’ lead, putting him within striking distance in the contest to run the nation’s second-largest city. Late October 2022 Berkeley IGS Poll--Likely Voter Mayoral Toplines The race for mayor of Los Angeles entered its final week tightening rapidly, with Rick Caruso cutting deeply into Rep. Karen Bass’s lead, putting him within striking distance in the contest to run the nation’s second largest city. It’s definitely going to be close.” Politics Luna gains solid lead over Villanueva in sheriff’s race, poll shows Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna has gained support among likely voters in the race for Los Angeles County sheriff as he holds a solid lead over incumbent Alex Villanueva, according to a new poll. Bass’ biggest advantage remains her overwhelming support among liberals — the voters who define the shape of Los Angeles’ electorate.

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Rick Caruso stokes talk about his political ambitions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rick Caruso stokes talk about his political ambitions

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. Real estate developer Rick Caruso made it clear two years ago that he wouldn’t run again for Los Angeles mayor if he lost to Karen Bass. Caruso criticized the city’s use of LAPD officers to guard the downtown skyscrapers that were tagged with graffiti earlier this …

Opinion: Many cheer Bass’ mayoral win. Some wonder why L.A. elects only Democrats
2 years ago

Opinion: Many cheer Bass’ mayoral win. Some wonder why L.A. elects only Democrats

LA Times  

Karen Bass talks to supporters Nov. 17 after being declared the winner of the mayoral race. A deeply Democratic City Hall became more progressive with the election of Rep. Karen Bass as mayor, Kenneth Mejia as city controller and grass-roots activists who defeated City Council incumbents. Some readers from beyond Los Angeles and even California have sent letters expressing astonishment …

How Karen Bass prevailed against Rick Caruso’s $100-million campaign
2 years, 1 month ago

How Karen Bass prevailed against Rick Caruso’s $100-million campaign

LA Times  

As autumn settled over Los Angeles, Rep. Karen Bass suddenly found herself in a tight race with developer Rick Caruso. “Caruso spent $110 million trying to convince people he was a Democrat,” Bass’ lead advisor Doug Herman said. “It was pretty clear, relatively early on that this was going to be a contest between Caruso and Bass,” Binder said, noting …

Column: No matter who wins the L.A. mayor’s race, here’s the perfect job for the loser
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: No matter who wins the L.A. mayor’s race, here’s the perfect job for the loser

LA Times  

It has been more than a week since the polls closed in the race for mayor of Los Angeles. But this one from Bass never did: “I do have to say that for somebody who has spent his life as a builder,” she said during a recent debate, giving Caruso side eye, “he has never ever built one unit of …

Bass now leads Caruso by 36,000 votes in L.A. mayor’s race as margin widens
2 years, 1 month ago

Bass now leads Caruso by 36,000 votes in L.A. mayor’s race as margin widens

LA Times  

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass’ already substantial lead in the Los Angeles mayor’s race got even larger Tuesday, with the longtime Washington lawmaker pulling more than 5% ahead of businessman Rick Caruso, one week after election day. The results marked the fifth straight updated vote totals in which Bass has gained ground on Caruso, a trend that most election observers have …

‘The whole city is in limbo’: Anxious waiting as Bass, Caruso ballots counted for L.A. mayor
2 years, 1 month ago

‘The whole city is in limbo’: Anxious waiting as Bass, Caruso ballots counted for L.A. mayor

LA Times  

Mayoral candidate Rick Caruso takes a selfie with a supporter during a post-election stop at Langer’s Deli in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Rick Caruso and Karen Bass both asserted their optimism Wednesday about an eventual victory in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, with both saying they would not let the slowly unfolding tabulation get in the way of their plans …

Los Angeles Mayoral Race: Billionaire Rick Caruso Earns Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ Endorsement
2 years, 1 month ago

Los Angeles Mayoral Race: Billionaire Rick Caruso Earns Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos’ Endorsement

News 18  

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos expressed his support and recommended Democratic party’s mayoral candidate for Los Angeles Rick Caruso on Tuesday, Fox News reported citing the Hollywood Reporter. But here’s Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos asking people of LA to vote Rick Caruso for Mayor of Los Angeles on Nov. 8th. pic.twitter.com/GDliFru1L3— julia alexander November 6, 2022 Media professional and podcaster Julia …

The Valley is where L.A.’s mayoral race could be won or lost
2 years, 1 month ago

The Valley is where L.A.’s mayoral race could be won or lost

LA Times  

One of Rick Caruso’s first developments was a mall in Encino. It hasn’t been the case, arguably, since the ‘60s or ‘70s,” said Jeremy Oberstein, a Northridge resident and consultant who previously worked for Councilmember Paul Krekorian and Controller Ron Galperin and is supporting Bass. Adrian Lozano, 46, who does maintenance for the Los Angeles Unified School District, said he …

Column: Rick Caruso’s Latino appeal isn’t bought — it’s real. But is it enough to win?
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Rick Caruso’s Latino appeal isn’t bought — it’s real. But is it enough to win?

LA Times  

Telenovela star Kate del Castillo took a lunchtime stroll toward a black GMC Yukon parked on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights, cameramen and photographers behind her. “I’ve been here 80 years, and I’ve never seen anyone like him,” said Stella Lopez, who walked by the restaurant, realized what was going on, then swung back to greet Caruso. “I’ve …

Bass apologizes to Latino group after suggesting Caruso paid for their endorsement
2 years, 2 months ago

Bass apologizes to Latino group after suggesting Caruso paid for their endorsement

LA Times  

Karen Bass speaking during Thursday’s debate. Bass apologized Friday after she suggested that a Latino Democratic club was paid by rival Rick Caruso to endorse him in the L.A. mayor’s race. Facing anger from the leaders of a local Latino Democratic club, Rep. Karen Bass apologized Friday for suggesting the group was paid by her rival Rick Caruso in exchange …

Column: Bass has big lead, but Caruso supporters say race for L.A. mayor isn’t over
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: Bass has big lead, but Caruso supporters say race for L.A. mayor isn’t over

LA Times  

Rick Caruso’s supporters are citing Rep. Karen Bass’ free USC scholarship as ammo in the fight to lead Los Angeles. “I’ve already done 40 events since July 4, I’ve got another 130 planned, and I’m doing four or five a day,” Caruso told me Wednesday afternoon at a Chinatown appearance where he was cheered by people who want big changes …

Bass and Caruso trade insults as L.A. mayoral race turns ugly
2 years, 3 months ago

Bass and Caruso trade insults as L.A. mayoral race turns ugly

LA Times  

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso discussed opponent Rep. Karen Bass’ connection to the Mark Ridley-Thomas corruption case at a Thursday news conference at Caruso corporate offices at the Grove in Los Angeles. The demands by Caruso came a day after The Times revealed that federal prosecutors consider the circumstances surrounding Bass’ $95,000 scholarship “critical” and “relevant” to their public …

Can Rick Caruso regain steam in L.A. mayoral race as Karen Bass’ lead mounts?
2 years, 3 months ago

Can Rick Caruso regain steam in L.A. mayoral race as Karen Bass’ lead mounts?

LA Times  

After a fiery spring and a relatively quiet summer, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso will soon enter the final stretch of the Los Angeles mayor’s race: a months-long, all-out sprint to November. It’s a plum position for Bass to be in as the race to lead America’s second-largest city accelerates into its final stretch, though experts say Caruso could …

In new poll, Karen Bass jumps out to big lead over Rick Caruso in race for L.A. mayor
2 years, 3 months ago

In new poll, Karen Bass jumps out to big lead over Rick Caruso in race for L.A. mayor

LA Times  

Rep. Karen Bass has built a double-digit lead in the Los Angeles mayor’s race with a little over two months to go until election day, firming up her base among the city’s Democratic voters and eroding Rick Caruso’s margin in the San Fernando Valley, a new poll shows. Since beating Caruso in the June primary by 7 points, Bass has …

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November
2 years, 5 months ago

Latinos favored Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral primary. But they may not swing his way in November

LA Times  

L.A. mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass speaks during a July 18 town hall with the immigrant rights group CHIRLA, which has endorsed her. “Community, door-to-door contact is way more effective.” In L.A. precincts with populations that are at least 80% Latino, Caruso got 34% of the vote in the primary, and Bass 27%, according to the Times analysis. De León, …

Karen Bass widens lead over Rick Caruso in L.A. mayor’s race
2 years, 6 months ago

Karen Bass widens lead over Rick Caruso in L.A. mayor’s race

LA Times  

L.A. mayoral candidates Rick Caruso and Karen Bass, shown on election night, are headed to the Nov. 8 runoff. Rep. Karen Bass has widened her lead to more than 6 percentage points over developer Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to results released Friday by the county Registrar-Recorder’s office. Friday’s results in the Los Angeles mayoral race …

Karen Bass And Rick Caruso Advance In Los Angeles Mayoral Race
2 years, 6 months ago

Karen Bass And Rick Caruso Advance In Los Angeles Mayoral Race

Huff Post  

Los Angeles voters will get to choose between Rick Caruso and Karen Bass in the November mayoral election. Getty Images Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso will progress to Los Angeles’ mayoral race this fall after claiming the top two spots in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary, setting the stage for a heated battle over the direction of a city at a …

Photos: Caruso and Bass will face off in L.A. mayoral showdown in November
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: Caruso and Bass will face off in L.A. mayoral showdown in November

LA Times  

Billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso and U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will square off in a November runoff in their costly race to become Los Angeles’ next mayor, with the two far ahead of the rest of the primary field. Mayoral candidate Karen Bass, center, leaves the polling place Tuesday after casting her primary vote with grandson Henry Depaz, 7, …

Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff
2 years, 6 months ago

Bass slightly ahead of Caruso in new poll, both appear headed for mayoral runoff

LA Times  

Days before Los Angeles’ first open mayoral primary in nearly a decade, Rep. Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer, appear headed toward a November runoff, with Bass building a small edge as the campaign moves toward a close. Bass is benefiting from strong support among women, who make up a majority of the voters likely to cast ballots, …

Liberal Los Angeles could take right turn in mayor’s race
2 years, 6 months ago

Liberal Los Angeles could take right turn in mayor’s race

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Many voters in heavily Democratic Los Angeles are seething over rising crime and homelessness and that could prompt the city to take a turn to the political right for the first time in decades. Twelve names are on the ballot for the primary election that ends June 7, though several candidates have dropped out and the race …

Caruso vs. Katzenberg: L.A. titans bicker over ‘lying,’ bullying as election nears
2 years, 6 months ago

Caruso vs. Katzenberg: L.A. titans bicker over ‘lying,’ bullying as election nears

LA Times  

Rick Caruso, shown in February, is in a spat with Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, who is backing Karen Bass in the mayor’s race. Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, who supports Rep. Karen Bass, says Rick Caruso’s history of supporting Republican candidates and being registered as a Republican a decade ago disqualifies him from being mayor. Earlier, though, a 2007 article about …

Joe Buscaino drops out of L.A. mayor’s race, endorses Rick Caruso
2 years, 7 months ago

Joe Buscaino drops out of L.A. mayor’s race, endorses Rick Caruso

LA Times  

L.A. City Councilman Joe Buscaino, left, and businessman Rick Caruso are surrounded by supporters at the Grove after Buscaino announced that he’s dropping out of the Los Angeles mayoral race and throwing his support behind Caruso. Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino dropped out of the mayor’s race on Thursday and threw his support behind billionaire developer Rick Caruso. “He …

Rick Caruso’s campaign spending tops $23 million in L.A. mayor’s race
2 years, 7 months ago

Rick Caruso’s campaign spending tops $23 million in L.A. mayor’s race

LA Times  

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso, shown at a recent campaign event in Encino, has spent more than $23 million on his run for mayor. With six weeks remaining before the primary, Rick Caruso’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign has already spent more than $23 million — an astronomical sum that far surpasses the combined spending of the other candidates in …

Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, Los Angeles mayoral poll finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Karen Bass and Rick Caruso in dead heat, Los Angeles mayoral poll finds

LA Times  

Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso, seen here during the recent mayoral debate, are currently on track for a November runoff. If the primary were today, Caruso, with backing from 24% of likely voters, and Bass, with 23%, would move to the November runoff, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co- A contest …

Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes
2 years, 9 months ago

Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de León, who is running for mayor, greets constituents at the grand opening of his campaign headquarters on March 12. Los Angeles mayoral candidates City Councilman Kevin de León and Rep. Karen Bass embrace as they wrap up a debate last month at Loyola Marymount University. Although City Councilman Kevin de León’s background is an …

Mayoral candidate Rick Caruso’s real estate empire poses possible conflicts of interest. Here’s his plan
2 years, 10 months ago

Mayoral candidate Rick Caruso’s real estate empire poses possible conflicts of interest. Here’s his plan

LA Times  

Rick Caruso meets the media after filing paperwork to run for mayor of Los Angeles at the city clerk’s office at the Piper Tech building in downtown on Feb. 11. On Friday, he said his chief development officer, veteran real estate executive Corinne Verdery, will take over his role as chief executive of his eponymously named company Caruso if he …

Rick Caruso has entered the mayor’s race. Will L.A. elect a billionaire?
2 years, 10 months ago

Rick Caruso has entered the mayor’s race. Will L.A. elect a billionaire?

LA Times  

Rick Caruso meets with the press Friday after filing paperwork to run for mayor of Los Angeles. Among other factors, Diaz cited the success of recent ballot measures related to housing and criminal justice reform that she said showed a preference for data-backed policy interventions aimed at root causes, rather than “penalizing people and going back to a ‘broken windows’ …

Does L.A. want a billionaire mayor? Rick Caruso is trying to find out
2 years, 11 months ago

Does L.A. want a billionaire mayor? Rick Caruso is trying to find out

LA Times  

It wouldn’t be a Los Angeles mayoral election without Rick Caruso flirting with a run for the city’s top job. “I think it’s really a question for Los Angeles around what kind of city we want to live in and what kind of leadership we want to have,” said Black Lives Matter-L.A. leader Melina Abdullah, describing a potential Caruso-Bass matchup …

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